Clinical diagnosis of dental fluorosis

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Case Report

Author Details : Mansi Atri*, Bhuvandeep Gupta, Neha Gupta, Shivlingesh KK , Jayaprakash K

Volume : 1, Issue : 1, Year : 2013

Article Page : 62-66

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Abstract

Dental fluorosis is the most convenient biomarker of excessive exposure to fluoride. Dental flourosis leads todisruption of thestructural integrity of enamel which causes pits todevelop which are susceptible to caries. Hence frequently it is seen that mottled enamel is quite susceptible to dental decay because of being porous in nature. It has a great emotional impact on patient because he/she feels himself handicap due to esthetic and functional reasons. Though flourosis can be treated with several non invasive methods, the most important is to correctly diagnose at the earliest.

Keywords: Dental flourosis, Dental decay, Mottled enamel

How to cite : Atri M, Gupta B, Gupta N, Shivlingesh Kk, Jayaprakash K, Clinical diagnosis of dental fluorosis. J Dent Spec 2013;1(1):62-66

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